CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 5) — America needs good jobs and shared prosperity, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told delegates at the Democratic National Convention tonight. It’s abundantly clear...
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 STATE GOVERNMENT ► At TheOlympian.com — Clock ticking, state labor talks resume today — Time may be running out on...
Hundreds of union members and their families celebrated Labor Day at the M.L. King Jr. County Labor Council’s annual picnic at Woodland Park in Seattle. Here...
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 LABOR DAY ► In today’s News Tribune — Activists evoke early leader’s legacy on Labor Day — Organized labor had...
Friday, August 31, 2012 BOEING ► In today’s (Everett) Herald — Boeing rebuffs SPEEA offer to extend contract — Boeing leaders shot down an...
By JEFF JOHNSON I want to share a few thoughts about work and workers on Labor Day 2012. I want to thank all workers for the...
Thursday, August 30, 2012 LOCAL ► In the (Centralia) Chronicle — Chehalis foundry workers vote to join union— Nearly 100 previously non-union workers at...
As the Republican National Convention continues its reality-challenged lovefest for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan, here are two graphs that tell the truth about the issues...
By JOHN BURBANK On July 4th, we here in Washington actually got to appreciate a little bit of summer… finally. August delivered some hot weather that...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 WORKIN’ IN A COAL MINE ► In the Cleveland Plain-Dealer — Coal miners lost pay when Romney visited mine to...